S6E6: A Shrine Online: The Case of Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin, with Keelan Overton

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S6E5: The Shrines of Alexandria’s Lake Maryut region, with Ismael Awad

On the periphery of Alexandria in the surrounding countryside is the Lake Maryut region, a vast expanse of flat agricultural land that used to be Lake Maryut, now just 18% of its earlier size. The lake separated the city of Alexandria from the rest of the country further south. Y ...  Show more

S6E4: Renewal in West Africa: The Great Mosque of Djenné with Michelle Apotsos

This month’s podcast takes us to the far south-west of the Islamic world, to the Inner Nigel Delta in Mali where stands the Great Mosque of Djenné in all its magnificence. Join Michelle Apotsos as she discusses the story of this vibrant place of worship built solely out of mud an ...  Show more

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